How do you propose? Like he needs to have more of a worker/blue-collar vibe?

From what I’ve seen, he’s seemed fairly down-to-earth and I appreciate his passion. However, I know I am his target audience, so I’m genuinely curious as to what you (or anyone else reading this) think would make him more relatable to the common person.

Yeah, I think that’s why the race is so tight. IMO Avi, while not representing unions in the same way that Rob Ashton is doing, is still speaking to a lot of the core of what the NDP was originally. You can have worker solidarity but if you don’t have community support, that doesn’t really work. Avi is calling for the gov to work with community organizers and unions, as well as calling for green alternatives, which I don’t think was a founding principle for the NDP but it is a huge issue that could help unite left leaning voters in Canada.

Me, I’m paying attention. Avi seems like the only true leftist with a shot at winning. Rob is okay but he needs to drop the fossil fuel BS. Heather sucks and is a moderate and will only push the party further center. Tony and Tanille are precious but obviously don’t have a chance.

Yikes, will probably only get worse with our current government gutting the services. Good luck :(

I had never heard this before but I love it.

Ugh I’m so stupid, I read this headline and got excited because I thought we were holding literal rat races.

“I think it said the NDP or somebody is anti-civilizational, and that they want the province to be run on drum circles and powwows,” she said

Is this not exactly what shes been preaching on her little residential school denialism tour? Wtf

I’m sorry but what. Of all the dumb decidedly not “elbows up” shit in that budget, this? This is the line??

“Professionally incapacitated” is such a sick burn.

Lol @ anyone who thinks wealthy people are on our side.

Idk if it’s a real quote but I got a new plan, listen: “the way to crush the burgeoise is to grind them.”

What service? Junk mail and bill delivery?

-literally you

The thing you are missing is that Canada Post delivers parcels to many remote communities that amazon and other parcel delivery services don’t reach.

Dwayne Jones, National President of CPAA, noted that many rural post offices are in locations without road access, so “the options for sending and receiving necessities of life are much more limited.” Mr. Brisson and Jan Simpson, National President of CUPW, both explained that their private-sector competitors often do not serve these communities because the costs outweigh the benefits. In fact, they both indicated that Canada Post’s competitors often rely on the Crown corporation for last-mile deliveries in rural and remote areas of the country.

CANADA’S POSTAL SERVICE: A LIFELINE FOR RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES .

Fuck those people then? Fuck the many indigenous (and non indigenous) communities that have no other accessible connections to large cities and government services?

Yes, structural change to their business model is absolutely required. Screwing over your essential workers should not be a part of that change.

The government argues that the changes are necessary to stop Canada Post from losing so much money.

Canada is losing money by paying $400k a year to the PM and $300k for each party leader. We need to remove them so we don’t lose so much money. See how stupid that sounds.

Ffs, public services aren’t meant to make a profit. They’re a service.

Ah okay, I did not know that. Thanks for the correction. That’s really shitty.

Idk if it would work the same way but when this happened in BC many years ago and the gov tried to impose penalties on the teacher’s union, the union took them to court and won all of that money back.

Mine does, and I still think fuck them.

Jesus Christ I had to look it up. I’d be fucking miserable too if I grew up with a name like that.

Honestly McPherson is probably the one I like least, but they all seem pretty decent. I agree the idea of left solidarity is important and am well aware of the damage that infighting has done to our causes, but I really don’t think that another moderate is what Canada needs right now. The Cons are running further right, the Liberals are chasing them. We can’t afford to abandon leftists in this country like America abandoned theirs.

Thanks. I wasn’t paying close enough attention when all of that with Appadurai happened, but I’m much more attentive now. That’s a good recap.